Soloist is built to 20 amp, why is it rated to15?
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It is absolutely OK to use the Soloist on a 20 amp circuit as long as it is a dedicated line. In other words, make sure the only thing on the line if the Soloist if you wish to comply with the codes.
The current isn’t limited by the filtering circuitry. The 15A rating has more to do with the National Electric Code. The code allows several receptacles to be connected to a single circuit breaker, thus they will not allow any single device to draw the entire load. Some current has to be reserved for other devices plugged into the same circuit, so any one device can only draw 80% of the total. Since the Soloist is considered a power conditioner appliance, it is rated differently from a plain receptacle, and the current specified is for the load rating not the circuit rating.
A receptacle on a 20A circuit would be allowed to have 16A (80%) maximum load connected to it. Honestly we thought a 16A label would cause even more confusion than 15A so we specified it as 15A. Hope this answers your question. Enjoy your soloists!
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